How do I exit MySQL in terminal?

To exit from mysql type quit at the mysql> command-prompt .

Don’t use MySQL if another DBMS is going to prove cheaper / better value . Other leading DBMSs like Oracle or SQL Server have many features that MySQL does not. Also if your employer already has a large investment in other DBMSs it may be prohibitively expensive and difficult to support MySQL without good reason.

MariaDB . If there’s any alternative to replace MySQL, it’s MariaDB, which was created by the original developers of MySQL. Specifically, MariaDB is a database server with drop-in replacement for MySQL. It’s used by popular tech destinations like Google, Facebook, and even Wikipedia.

Per the MySQL Support Lifecycle policy regarding ending support for OS versions that are obsolete or have reached end of life, we plan to discontinue building all MySQL binaries for Microsoft Windows 8 as of April 11, 2018 .